Collapsible berry-box



C. W. ROBINSON.

COLLAPSIBLE BERRY BOX.-

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1919.

1,352,833. PatentedSeptl4, 1920.

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C. W. ROBINSON.

COLLAPSIBLEI BERRY BOX.

APPLICATION JFILED DEC. 2. 1919.

PatentedSept 14,1920. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 77/7/vEssEs; INVENTOR.

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COLLAPSIBLE BERRY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1919.

. ,352,833. PatentedSept. 14,1920.-

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0E 6;, (aw-v (5W T all whom itmdy c o nem V Be it lmown that I, CHARLESRO IN s01-r xfcitizefi of the Unitei States; residing at Battle Creek,inthe county of rGalhoun almfstateoi Miehigen have inventede certain newand usefiil; Improvement in C01 mg description; taken in COnneCtiQnWiththe ngs,: rm th pfi fi I M t i This invention relates to; collapsible prfblfling' boxes; anc'f'has reference more parappended claims; and'accompanying draw ticularly to boxes fol" berries an'd' smallffifiiit.

Asgenezal-ly deiivere'df to the private censi mer both berry. and 'fruitboxes are Wrapped in paper 'and' tied with CQId, that the cententsimayhe delivered to the. censumer'in a sanitary. condition-f An. essentialObject of the present invention is to pro- Vide a; box of the characterWhereby'theezcpense' of bothj material" and labor fer Wrap-f pingandty'ing may be; eliminate-ct, and" at the same; time prov de a, c or'ltaginercapab'le 01f adequate-Ventilation, neat in appearance,

strong and capable of being staekedbr hank ef'their contents.

Other objects andfidi zintag W H" T parentto those skilled in the art tothe presen t invention appertgt'insg .In' x"d he""d 'adwlngs forming apart of th s specification, F gure" 1 is a, d agrammatic blank formpreparatory to fo rniingg up a containen or 'box embodying one formpfy-i n'vent i 1 Fig.1 2 is a bbx pzizrtiellyfollded' int'q e s e sh p 7Fig 3is a boxcgixfiplete'lYfQrmedl 1 V Fig; 4 is a diztgranl naticblenkpf ctfi er feboxl-. V t

Fig; 5 i's a View of the eover formedint'o equ s te s p V MFig ispe'rsp' i e e ofwbpx with itscoverattaehed'.

fiar ng ides akiht then th bje s a e to .SQ' O i t e xt awn-seene29.1 I

- Fig; 7 isnegeemm blank-famine which another o efi f ah xmayi be ormed;

a boxl h d fi'r n v wsg. in Wh h-Alisa 'gjremmatii b keutii t ther .i's'e hape rom which i box, s.- 0 ?me a grammaticblank, out into therequisite shap rom "wh h a.v OX QOVGI is ormed;

- he p rt A "and B'm' y be of. ny. Suit bl m t ia i equ e fb1"*the purpse, such s Pulp-boa d; fibe 0 ther flex e ma eriial;

As. Sh wn; he bli fnik A when *fb 'dedlan interlo k d; fii msfa goxsnb'st n allysquafte ig-JS s' iii'l rls ii t v V ew, of 5 f f lx with" wn-t e, ove;- be ng pairtigguy Fig. 9 s, an Q it lie blink fqfl gi et flrabl c angular score llQJTkZ, an its sid fbr ned frQm' thetwdfebpositelydispesedcer sp di gly-formed fie mediate. appos tely dposediWi gs."L and t geth'erwith the r sid e ii'aznd 7,1 spectivelyejfl.v Dive ging om. the owners of the bOttQ I- scoi'e'mai k 2,,the sides: 5are. f'ol'd'abl'y sco e. arked on th l e 8* "r dia g from thee-e s;Thesi i 31 C are separated T from "the sides 3; 3; by slitting' (inthe'marks =9 a d lOEi spe vely,sai i h s be ngfi fi t .1-

near their outer ends and fbrming te'rionsLll h iv h n; h Sid re inf fijedgi' xtnd t rough: slots 12. diagonally oppbsitjejn th ings igandAtpoints. near vthe queer ends of the slits 9,-tri angl11'2'm shapedopenings 13 are formed in, the sideextensions 6. Betweenv the enteredgeseffisaid extensions a d id fQpen n n e 'okingse tengues-14'are,formed;,whichwhenfthefsides 3,3, are infel'ded, gts in Fig. 2,the sijdQes:.-4 d 5 b Qught' together, asgin 3, andithe hiasedftengues141 vinterlecke'd through the diagonal! slots; 15! in the side flaps ,flinter -j locks the "box.

Centr allyr orf the sides 3.41m 560,; the

ou er edgefth eof; ea id'neae fi i t oute de rated cover-attaching ears1 are provided. These ears are spaced so that when the sides areinfolded the ears on the side flaps '6 and 7 will register with theintermediate ears of the respective sides, as'shown in Figs.'3 and 8,and also with the ears on'the sides 3, 3.

A cover corners, and extending from the bottomof these cut-away portionsabout the cover blank, depending side fl'aps'1'6 are bent on the scoremark 17. On, opposite sidesof 'the'cover in I alinement'fwith thefoldable score marking, slots 18 are formed which register with and areadapted to receive the marginal ears 1 on the b ox, pins 19 being thrustthrough the perforations in'said ears I above thecover and keep thecover from disengagement with the box, and generally brace and stiffenthe whole structure.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 7 r 8 i and 9 the box blank andassembled box are J boxjwhen the'cover B hasbeen seated on substantiallythe same as heretofore. described, excepting provision for ventilationbetween the box and its cover.. In the present instance the rim of thebox is cutaway at intervals and provides ventilating slots 20between'which the cover-locking ears 1 are formed,'a portion of theblank immediately adjoining said ears. being left? and forming ledges orshoulders 21 uponwhich when a box .has been foldeda-nd interlocked,

as hereinbefore set forth, a seat for the cover B is provided, thenotches aifordingventilation between said; cover-and the rim'of, thebox.

In lieu on a box of the character set forth, a cover in general outlinelike unto'the'cover' shown in Fig. 5 is formed, except that adjacent tothe notches 18, converging toward the, conter ofthe cover pointed slits22 are} cut. These slits form the outline for integral tongues 23 wl1ichmaybe bent and thrust through the perforations in theears 1 of the theshoulders 20 of the box.

vBoxes made inthe manner set forth are economlcal in' very many ways,Lclnef of ofone and the same pieceof'material and yet embody theessential characteristics connection with the accompanyin 'ings, a moreextended explanation o thefobjectsandadvantages of the invention islbie-V B, corresponding in general outline to the top of the box, is cut awayat its of the pins 19 tojsecure the cover V hereinbefore outlined anddefined, and I would not be understood as limiting myself to thespecific'formshown, as .I am aware that minor details in itsconstruction could be resorted to without departing from or sacrificingany-of theadvantages thereof.

From the, foregoing description, taken in lieved not to be necessary.

Having; therefore, set forth my invention,

draw- 7 what I claim and desire to secure by Letters 7 Patent, is e 7 1.A box formed from a ing a rectangular bottom portion having radiatingextensions forming sides, means for interlocking saldsides at theirintersections, said sides havingtongues extending,

from their edges and holes formed through saidtongues, a cover having.openingscoim cident with and? adapted to. receive the p tongues ofsaidcover and pins adaptedto engage through said holes and reta n said coveron said box. V

2. In combination, a box including "a cover, said box having a rimformedfrom indrawn edges of side flaps of a blank forming said box, saidrim having upwardly-ex! tendingiangular shoulders at its corners'anintermediate shoulders between its corners,

said intermediate shoulders having cen- 1 L trallydisposed upwardly -i'extending ears with centrallyrdisposed transverse perforations formedslightly above the alined edges of said shoulders, a cover having slotsregis- V tering with said ears and adapted to seat on 1,,

said. shoulders, said cover having portions of its material opposite itsslotted. portions slitted to form integral tongues, said tongues adaptedto engage through the'perforations in said-earsand retainsaid cover onsaid box, substantially as *andfon the purpose set forth and described.

a In c'ombinatiom; a box including a cover, said box having a rimformedwwith alternate shoulders and cutkawayeporti'ons, 5 ears havingperforations extending inalinement above said shoulders, a cover havingslots registering with said ears adapted to seat on said shoulders, saidcover having slitted portions adjacent to said slots. forming tonguesadapted to engage throughthe perforations in said ears above saidcovers, as and for. the purpose set forth.

4. In combination, a box including. a

cover,said boxbeing formed from a flexible 7 blank infolded to" form arectangular' ,0t-

tom and inclosing sides, said sides being interlocked Y with Loneanother, the indrawn edges of said sidesforming a rim, said rim havingangular shoulders atits corners and oppositely-disposed shoulders onintermediate portions of said rim, ears extending above saidintermediate shoulders [having perforations, a cover having slotsregistering slot adjacent to the slit forming said tongue, with saidears adapted to seat on said shoulsubstantially as, and for the purposeset ders, said cover having slitted portions adforth. a j acent to saidslots, tongues formed in said CHARLES W. ROBINSON. 5 cover by integralportions formed by said Witnesses:

slits adapted to be bent to engage through a Mrs. ELNA BLAOKETT,

perforation of an ear extending through a N. O. SYLvEs'rER.

